Sasha Volpov, legendary cellist, at next Music Society concert

Countless Arran people will remember the night when the Russian Rachmaninov String Quartet played their first-ever Scottish concert in the crammed Douglas Hotel. Since then, two of their players have remained in close contact. Lev Atlas, a fabulous violinist, has played here many times, always to everyone’s delight. Sasha Volpov, a consummate master of the cello, is in great demand, but the Arran Music Society has succeeded in booking him for Saturday, December 15th, in Brodick Hall.

The concert is a lunch-time one, beginning at 1.30pm. This is so that people do not have to drive after dark in winter weather.